Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-17
THE WEST.

THE Central Traffic Association has re-
solved not to contest the Interstate Com
merce act.
Both houses of the Nevada Legislature
have adopted resolutions DISTINGUISHING
Mormons in Nevada.
A TELEGRAM from Francesville, Pulaski
County, Ind, reports that oil was struck at
the depth of 625 feet in paying quantities.
The quality is excellent.
LOUIS KLIPP and Nicholas Mumbaugh,
boiler makers, were suffocated the other
day while repairing a furnace boiler at
Girard. o.
THREE persons were killed recently in a
fire which broke out on the premises of
Jesse Arnot, Chestnut street, st. Louis.
NAVAJO Indians in New Mexico recently
resisted the attempt Of officers to arrest a
horse-thief, killing three. Two Indians
were killed. Great excitement existed.
SEVERAL wild bulls broke loose in the
City of Mexico the other day and killed a
number of persons. The bulls were of the
famous Atenco breed, and were destined to
be used in the coming bull fights.
THE Western Nail Association at its reg
ular monthly meeting at Cincinnati on the
9th voted unanimously that the price OF
nails be advanced to 81. 20 card, an advance
of ten cents.
THOUSANDS of cattle persisted in the re-
cent blizzard in Montana.
CORA LEE, accused of the murder of Sarah
Graham at Springfield, Mo-, has been re-
| leased on s., 900 bail.
Much damage has been done in Illinois by
overlooking rivers and heavy rains. At
| Sterling, Rock river was reported higher
than for thirty years.
ABOUT six miles northwest of Jefferson,
Iowa. a small farm house occupied by a
| man named Lucklum was entirely con-
| sumed by fire recently and his aged father,
| wife and son were burned to death. Two
neighboring women saw the flames and
| tried to get into the house but the doors
were fastened. This, together with the
| fact that gun and revolver were found
near the charred remains of the old man,
! has given rise to suspicious of murder and
| arson.
! THE River RalsIn at Monroe, Mich, was
never so high as on the 9th. With the
| water came an ice gorge, which swept
away the MacOmb street bridge. 1t was
an iron structure, valued at $4,000 Many
residences were flooded and several people
were rescued with difficulty.
! A CRANK was arrested in the Grand
| Opera House, San Francisco, during the
| Patti performance. An improvised bomb
! had exploded in his hands, severely injur-
| ing him. 1t was reported that he had in
tended to assassinate the singer with it and
burn down the house. Much alarm was
| caused, panic being narrowly prevented.
THE Missouri Legislature has shelved
the question of submission.
| THE Dakota Council defeated by an en-
| phatic majority the bill giving incorporated
cities the exclusive control of the liquor
| traffic within their limits. The same body
passed local option bill, 80 to l. The
friends of the bill say it's passage in the
| House is assured.
THE Peoria Ull.) grand Jury has returned
twenty indictmtnts against Hoke, the EN-.
| beZZler.
| 1T was rumored in Cleveland, O., at two
a. m. on the 18th that the midnight express
on the Cleveland q Pittsburgh railroad ran
through bridge, about SIX miles from the
| city, which had been weakened by high
water.
Two women at Hastings, Neb, were
fatally poisoned recently by morphine
placed in coffee by some unknown person
John Dikehouse, the father and husband
| narrowly escaped death